Saturday, November 2, 2019

Grandmother Slows Traffic by Pointing Hairdryer at Drivers. A Real Story.



When it comes to protecting their grandchildren or any other children, grandmothers are a force that must be addressed. Grandmothers are able to make the best meals, provide the best memories and tell you things about your parents they didn't want you to know.

“Is it true when you were my age kids called you Cauliflower ear because everyone said your ears were big?”
“Who told you such a thing?”
“Grandma.”
“She said you were really bad at playing hide and seek because everybody could easily find you since you always had gas.”
“I have to talk to my mother. What else did she tell you?”
“She said something about you and dad in a car in the driveway, but I didn't understand it.”
“Grandma told you about that time?
“No, actually I think it was dad.”
“Oh.”

A grandmother in England felt the traffic outside her home was going too fast. She knew the vehicles were traveling too fast had to be forced to slow down. This grandmother didn't wait for law enforcement to act. Armed with a hairdryer, she decided to take action. This grandmother began pointing her hairdryer at speeding vehicles. The cars began to slow down. Grandmother ingenuity triumphs over speeders.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


Jean Brooks,  64, from Nottingham, has racked up more than 12 million views with a video filmed for the BBC of her unique idea to improve safety on her street.
Her neighbours claim they have noticed a remarkable difference since she started holding a hairdryer over her garden fence.

If using a hairdryer to slow down traffic becomes popular, I bet hairdryer manufacturers could begin making it part of their marketing. You could have the radar gun line of hair dryers. They will be able to slow down traffic as well as dry your hair quickly. Is it possible that a new version of radar gun will be developed for law enforcement that can determine a vehicles speed as well as dry a police officer's hair during their downtime? This could lead to a line of multi-use hairdryers able to help with speeding drivers and wet hair all at once.



She had created a cafe in her front garden at home in Hucknall to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care, following the death of her son-in-law

While spending time doing this, she noticed cars speeding along the road. A friend told her about an idea originating in France, where someone had pointed their hairdryer at cars to slow them down. 

Oh, the French are some of the most innovative people. This, of course, could benefit law enforcement. If there is a day they forget their radar gun, they can just pick up a hairdryer to slow down traffic. If they ever got the two mixed up, it may not be good.

“Officer, how did you determine my client was speeding?”
“I clocked him from the beginning of the road to the highway sign.”
“According to my client, you used a radar gun.”
“Your client is mistaken. I didn't have a radar gun in the patrol car, I had a hairdryer.”
“Why did you have a hairdryer?”
“I had wet hair. Also, pointing a hairdryer at drivers will make them slow down. It's been done successfully by grandmothers in France and England. Your client didn't even slow down when he saw the hairdryer. He simply ignored the hairdryer and continued speeding.”
“Do you often use the hairdryer in your patrol car to dry your hair?”
“Of course, everybody knows you can't dry your hair with a radar gun.”
“Good point.”

Speaking on the video for BBC Nottingham, Ms. Brooks said: 'Quite simply, by picking up one of these and going like that, I have never seen so many people's brake lights go on - and all it is, is a hairdryer.

'If they don't like it, that's tough. I live here, my friends live here, my friend's children live here and if we can't be safe in our own street, where the hell are we going to be safe in the world?'


It seems if you don't like the attitude of a grandmother using a hairdryer to slow down traffic near where she lives, you are the one with the problem. Grandmother attitude is something that can't be ignored. This could be the beginning of a global move by grandmothers all over the world who will start arming themselves with hair dryers in an effort to slow down traffic in their neighborhoods and make it a safer place to live.


“Is the traffic bad in this neighborhood?”
“Not anymore.”
“What happened?”
“The local grandmothers are armed with hairdryers and started pointing them at people driving too fast in the neighborhood.”
“Did that slow down people driving too fast?”
“Yes, and they are also great cooks so the chocolate cookie and cake consumption in the neighborhood significantly higher when compared to similar neighborhoods.”
“Oh.”

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